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Norway's World Cup return puts Haaland at the centre of a national argument he didn't ask for
Erling Haaland has never played on football's grandest stage. With Norway through to the 2026 World Cup and his national-team manager calling him the best goalscorer on the planet, the striker's debut is now a referendum on how the country uses its star.
Wire provenance
This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:
- https://t.me/s/footballsource
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_at_the_2026_FIFA_World_Cup
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A5le_Solbakken
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